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Searching the Internet
Objectives and Overview
Delegates will learn the optimum use of search techniques and tools involving search engines, directories, discussion forums, robots, intelligent agents and collaborative filtering systems. The practical sessions will involve searching for actual information such as the location and details of businesses, products, services, people and the latest news.
Who should attend?
This course is ideal for knowledge researchers, managers and other professionals wishing to use the Internet to access information they require for their work, business and personal use. It will provide course readers with details of the main sources of information to be found on the Internet and teaches how to find, manage and track the required information precisely and quickly without being subjected to the ‘information overload’ phenomenon.
Course prerequisites
Course readers should have basic knowledge in the use of the Internet.
 
Directories & Search Engines
Search engines • Directories • Searching Directories • Searching or using Search Engines • Filtering Search Results • Simple Searching • Keyword Based Searching • Advanced Searching
Discussion Forums
Newsgroups • Mailing Lists • Web Forums • Searching Discussion Forums
Speciality Searching
Speciality Searching of International News • Speciality Searching of Financial News and Data • Speciality Searching on Health Matters • Speciality Searching of Travel Information • Speciality Searching of Yellow & White Pages • Speciality Searching of Pictures • Speciality Searching of Public Databases • Speciality Searching of Domain Names
Search Robots
Search Robots • Meta Search Robots • Personal, News & Shopping Search Robots
Intelligent Agents
Intelligent Agents • Mobile & Local Intelligent Agents • Automating Intelligent Agents
Collaborative Filtering
Collaborative Filtering • Active & Passive Collaborative Filtering • Web Path Usage Analysis • Page Clustering & Content Analysis